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we go to the many west african countries it locks up functioning as a system and west serious problem. everywhere in real fields and piled up in the streets a women's initiative helping to reduce the amount of rubbish and also. providing the women with. income. is so enjoyable because to be one is woman when ever they are committed they are committed and in any development in the world 1. 100 percent of the vote in anything and they live a setback. you know stability. is defined. the gambian. at

a landfill mia ceases village these remain collecting discarded plastic glass and left over fabric dumped by local since traces if you know what to look for this plenty to be found my room susie was one of his fastback novels she remembers that there was some initial skepticism about the project and the idea of riemann gaining financial independence. there were the not provided you go out of there when you started in 1000 to 7 my family thought i was crazy as a young married woman i was expected to get up in the morning cook food for my husband in the kitchen but my family and my husband had to watch me heading off to the dumping ground where they told me i wasn't a good wife they expected me to be home with my husband they had no idea what i was up to over by the field i woke up at the beginning. of this time of the there's

not much grain in the center groove i rejoin the days apart and the rains wouldn't come for a few months but people still need to and i living one. day i knew. it was a good trek to the members of the community and i never blamed him for that because that's the mission and that's the culture that we're living in what i always said culture is off. the idea one who. is about the situation that we're living and what fuels us men leading is not a problem what women also today they have a right to lead because they are contributing. there is settling center in the village of joy where is that a sissy comes from was the 1st in the gambia she employed just 5 women to begin with they'll collect and clean up all plastic bags and then will them interactive usable wants to date up to 20000 people across the country with or for angel all.

they produce briquette so bugs jewelry and toys some of the best selling items are passes made from reclaimed plastic. village banks a look after the money and buy the women groups around the country so it doesn't all go towards the households paling. we want to empower them and we want to clean them on economic how they can economy be little that they have so when they receive them one is from the sins of the process if it is 100 dollars you have to sit back and tell us how much we want to do want to tick or whatever happens you have to put some money into here because we are planning for 2 more. when is not to see so it was growing up this area was covered with mahogany and occasion trees the 1st ration and climate change have transformed the landscape into an arid step. funded by donations the women's initiative also started a project called the forests the future what turned from

a well era gets the newly planted seedlings. along with indigenous trees like mahogany the women are growing mongul and coconut trees disciplines are still in a tree nursery but will eventually be distributed across the country. you want to make a change. be 100 percent sure that it will never be overnight and then you have to have an expectation that if it is 100 people living within your area $75.00. at the beginning. that's for you let everybody tried to make sure that whatever you are. and it is helping to society. to me is a goal we visited a farm in gun know. this increasingly. recently

we were a time to see how things develop that's right sandra may talk with cocoa farmer again i followed up but there is no watch wall where this in his village of all the importance of protecting the environment and the forest. saplings in full bloom. some of the pods are already nearly ripe. orlando's mando is expecting a rich cocoa harvest this year. we. grow very fast it's not like what we used to play and. it would take the old cocoa seeds for years to bear fruit. but with these it's only 2 years that's really fast for us. it means we can all enjoy it and make money earlier.

and. it wasn't always like this 2 years ago the trees were hit by a disease called swollen shoot virus which left harvests ruined. but sick trees weren't his only problem he also had to look on while part of his land was cleared to make way for a path. so. all this is part of the farm i planted cocoa planting and everything here just like in the other parts but the timber contractors cleared it and didn't give me anything white. farmers in the be a district know how important their trees are for the climate and keep the soil healthy felling trees leads to drier conditions that in turn leaves the trees more vulnerable to pests like these ants. or. who's dealing with infestation but he has

a trick to. get in this way no air gets to the end and they die inside. simple and effective. but just as things were starting to look up for him and his family the coronavirus struck reason fears about how the disease will impact his business. it's become a problem covert has really worried us if i say it hasn't be lying. before you could rely on selling small amounts at least. but if buyers don't you have no choice but to live with that worry. we're really suffering here. you know what it's not. farmers like orlando often have trouble accessing loans because their holdings are too small teams as collateral now where local savings

initiative has been established to hope out and just farmers in weathering the pandemics. orlando was among those who attended a training session on financial management i mean no doubt after this probably smart of they knew when to get their funds it takes about 3 years or more before their firm start foot in. another starts with it but it was to link up you from a sense to see how they don't support their families during the course you have to pitch in fees before the food starts to start putting. orlando's hoping to use the loan to expand and develop his plantation he wants to be ready for what happens after the pandemic. the improved prospects said even prompted his son a dam of husseini to consider quitting his job as a teacher to give farming a go himself last consume

a lot of in 2 months i can mark while he would be good to the family i don't need some of the food you certainly wouldn't want to waste on days from small income source whether from you and. now i'm going after i think you. will find. a new generation and a good harvest in sight for a land or small new things are looking up. we have reached the end of this edition of africa and seen so many ideas that can help us protect the environment and also. but for now the time to say goodbye we know we'll welcome paula. bye sun dried look forward to seeing you again next week and goodbye to all of you have you also all this well but jus be sure it's only that speak on till then good bye from me chris lamb's in lagos nigeria oh.

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